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How to Solve Our Wild Problems

Leading Blog

T HERE ARE PROBLEMS that can be solved by a simple cost-benefit analysis. The big decisions in life, what Russ Roberts calls Wild Problems — whether to marry, who to marry, what career path to follow, ethical dilemmas — “can’t be made with data, or science, or the usual rational approaches.”.

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How to Make the Business Case for Change

Lead Change Blog

If future cost savings will fund the initiative, show the payback calculation. Provide a cost-benefit analysis. Include non-financial costs and benefits along with the financial ones. It will also position you for advancement to higher leadership levels in your organization.

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5 Characteristics of Digital Giants that Enable Domination

Skip Prichard

This enables competition and removes barriers to entry by lower switching costs. Apply a cost benefit analysis. Too often policy makers will use the battle against digital giants to further their political careers without taking a holistic view of the market. Leaders must take a dynamic approach to leadership.

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Ethics Is Serious Business

Great Leadership By Dan

Gioia supported Ford’s decision at the time, based on a plausible cost-benefit analysis. Yet the flaws in Ford’s analysis are immediately evident to someone properly trained in ethical reasoning. Employees and managers in the autonomy stage are ready for mature leadership.

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5 Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Advantage

Skip Prichard

” Those words are printed on the back cover of Five Frequencies: Leadership Signals that Turn Culture into Competitive Advantage. I followed up with the authors to learn more about their leadership philosophy. But you should pick a longer time horizon for calculating ROI on your leadership choices. What Leaders Tolerate.

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Why Businesses Fail | N2Growth Blog

N2Growth Blog

You cannot separate leadership from decisioning, for like it or not, they are inexorably linked. Conduct a Cost/Benefit Analysis : Do the potential benefits derived from the decision justify the expected costs? What if the costs exceed projections, and the benefits fall short of projections?

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Followership : Blog | Executive Coaching | CO2 Partners

CO2

We believe the strength of any team is in the followers and there can be no leaders without followers, but the vast majority of research to date has focused on the leadership side of this equation. It is worth keeping in mind that some jobs have clear leadership requirements; virtually all jobs have followership requirements.